This has hit Bali’s pig farmers hard as market prices plummet nearly 50 percent.
Chairman of the Joint Pig Farmers Association Indonesia-Bali Province I Ketut Hari Suyasa said the price of pork has plunged to Rp 15,000 per kilogram from Rp 28,000.
I Ketut Hari Suyasa voiced his frustration in the government’s lack of concrete plans to address the problem.
The chairman emphasized that the recent changes have severely impacted traditional farmers.
(Writer: Palembang Contributor, Aji YK Putra, Bali Contributor, Robinson Gamar | Editor: Aprillia Ika, Robertus Belarminus)
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